Bribery Confessions Tie Ex-Alderman Ghysels to Cash Gift
Grand Rapids, Dec 5. Former Alderman Abraham Ghysels and Corey P. Bissell admitted accepting bribes as outlined by Salsbury. Ghysels said he took $300 in an envelope. Bissell said he took $500 and both confirmed Salsbury’s bribery proposals to council members. They planned to plead guilty in superior court today. No further warrants issued.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Abraham Ghysels
Corey P. Bissell
Board of Public Works
Salsbury
Ghysels
Ward
Mr. Bissell
Ghysell
Bissell
Fierce clashes over claims at Apache canyon gold field
Rincon New Mexico December 5 Three severely wounded men were brought to Rincon Friday from the Apache canyon gold fields after shootouts over mining claims. Several others have been shot. A mining expert found the field rich but not extensive and noted no development work yet as claim owners guard their stakes. About 2,500 men are on site with more arriving daily.
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Rincon
N. M
Apache Canon
Canal treaty funday delivered to U S consul general
Wrapped in the flags of the United States and Panama the canal treaty funday was officially delivered into the hands of United States Consul General Gudgert in Panama on December 4.
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Panama
United States
Canal Treaty
Gudgert
Moody Report Details Navy Reform and Desertion Concerns
Secretary Moody outlines plans to reorganize the Navy Department with a general staff, expanded naval yards, and a unified military advisory role. He notes growing enlisted citizenship, desertion at 12.5 percent, and measures to cut desertions, plus accelerated building of naval stations in Cuba and an addition of twenty five vessels as well as improved marksmanship.
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Washington
Moody
Navy Department
Cuba
Warrants issued for ten Chicago labor leaders
Chicago authorities issued warrants for ten prominent labor leaders on charges of conspiracy to entice witnesses to leave Illinois and defeat justice. The case involves Paul Lippert, indicted for bribing Cook County clerk Henry Pelkus to strike a case from the court call, with ties to defacing a union-associated electrical workers' site.
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Chicago
Deneen
Mitnois
Paul Lippert
Lippert
Benton Harbor
Mich
Henry Pelkus
Cook County Criminal Court
John Gallagher
Pelkus
Three Men Arrested in Boston for Counterfeiting
Boston authorities seized counterfeiting implements after arresting three men. Detectives found enough paper to print about 1.9 million dollars in counterfeit currency, signaling a major operation uncovered in the city.
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Boston
Dynamite Blast Shakes Kokomo Quarries Wounding Twelve
A massive blast at the Kokomo Marion and Western Traction company quarries Friday sent a wall of force through Kokomo Indiana. Two hundred fifty pounds of dynamite exploded injuring a dozen workers and shattering glass while buildings rattled one mile away. Forty men had just finished lunch in the affected structure.
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Kokomo
Ind
Washington adjournment talks stall amid Wood case woes
Congress faces deadlock over adjournment with no bid from either chamber to end the session. If adjournment fails, recess and regular-session adjournment timing threaten General Wood’s brigadier general rank and 167 promoted officers. Senate and House actions indicate uncertainty as leaders weigh impacts on nominations and recess appointments. The Wood hearing and military affairs issues loom as sessions proceed today.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Wood
War Department
House
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Hunter
Nevin
Allison
Ihs
Sugar bounty law void by Minnesota Supreme Court ruling
The Minnesota Supreme Court voided the 1895 sugar bounty law and the 1899 sugar beet amendment as unconstitutional. The ruling releases the state from bounty payments to the Minnesota Sugar Company and others, ends doubt on state funds use, and bars further industrial bounty legislation. The decision also upholds newspaper criticism of public officers as non libelous in a related case.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Minnesota Sugar Company
Supreme Court
S. G. Iverson
E. J. Herringer
Peter O. Ingberg
Ingberg
Norman County
Montana concerns suspend Western Grain and Exchange
Great Falls Mont Dec 5 The Western Grain and Provision Exchange with offices in several Montana cities has suspended. The comoany shows assets near liabilities but assignee Curry expects to pay no more than 50 cents on the dollar. Owners are S B Buck A J Hanson and H G Hanson all from notable families in Minnesota. Poor collections blamed for failure. The Helena Butte Anaconda Missoula offices close. Managerbroker H W Warnock has disappeared. State deficiency placed between 20000 and 25000 dollars.
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Great Falls
Mont
Western Grain and Provision Exchange
Montana
Curry
S. B. Buck
Anoka
A. J. Hanson
Minnesota
H. G. Hanson
Messrs. Collins & Brown
Western Stock and Grain Exchange
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Missoula
H. W. Warnock
Eleven New Fever Cases Reported in Butler
Eleven new typhoid fever cases were reported to the Butler board of health on Friday, but there were six deaths, the most in a single day since the epidemic began, bringing total fatalities to forty three. That evening eight nurses and four doctors arrived. The collecting committee reports about sixteen thousand dollars in contributions.
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Butler
Board of Health
To Try Cretan Plan of Administration for the Macedonians
A brief note discusses attempting the Cretan Plan of Administration for the Macedonians as a potential governance approach. It outlines a proposed framework and seeks support from involved parties.
Powers propose Christian governor for Macedonia to curb uprisings
London reports negotiations by major powers aim to create an international administration in Macedonia modeled on Crete. A Christian governor would be appointed to protect Christians and Muslims, preserving Turkish ownership while offering equal protection, with France Italy and Britain likely to support and Germany expected to oppose.
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London
Macedonia
Crete
Turkey
Bulgaria
Russia
Austria
Nicholas
Francis Joseph
France
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
Boatswain Deery Rescues Adder in High Seas
Norfolk naval scene reports Boatswain Deery swam 100 yards through a raging sea to haul a line to the submarine Adder and aid its tow by the Peoria. The Adder leaks badly while Moccasin rests ashore at Currituck and Yankton and Vixen continue to assist.
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Norfolk
Peoria
Adder
Navy Yard
Wisconsin Farmer Self Destruction After Four Day Labor
Henry Lippe a farmer near Lansing Wisconsin worked four days on a contrivance to end his life. He built a shelf in a shed aligned with his head, tied a stick to the trigger, pressed his forehead to the gun and fired a rifle ball through his brain.
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la Crosse
Wis
Henry Lippe
Lansing
Lippe
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